Autumn Hikes
My motivation in sharing my love of the land through my work is to awaken a love and compassion in people for the land and to encourage them to become involved in the preservation of wild places.
–Bill Mason, Song of the Paddle, 1988
Trap Rock
Round-trip: 2 km Difficulty: Difficult Location: Garden River, ON Map: Click here for Google map of route This hike takes you to a high rocky overlook for incredible views of the St Marys River, Squirrel Island, and Lake George. The trail is not long but it climbs...
Ottertail Lake Overlook
Round-Trip: 2km Difficulty: Difficult Location: Bruce Mines, ON Map: Click Here for Google Map of Route This hike takes you to the top of rocky hills for gorgeous views of Ottertail Lake. As you can see from my pictures, the best time to come is in the fall! But...
Pancake Lookout
Round-trip: 6 km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Batchawana Bay, ON Click Here for Google Map of the Trail. Located in Pancake Bay Provincial Park this trail provides great views of Pancake Bay and Whitefish Point where the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in 1975. From the...
Rock Lake Overlook
Round-trip: 5 km Difficulty: Easy Location: Bruce Mines, ON Click Here for Google Map of the Route This is a short route that takes you through birch forest trails then up onto the bare rock to a lookout over Rock Lake. The trail to the Rock Lake Overlook branches...
Peat Mountain
Round-trip: 11 km Difficulty: Difficult Location: Wawa, On Map: Click Here for Google Map of Route Peat Mountain is in the northern part of Lake Superior Provincial Park on the eastern shore of Lake Superior. The mountain stands just over 1600 feet tall, although I...
Mt Godfrey Bike Trail Route
Round-trip: 5 km Difficulty: Difficult Location: Thunder Bay, ON Click Here for Google Map I think this is the third route up to the top of Mt Godfrey that I have posted. The first two were the Old Ski Trail Route and the Mt Godfrey Route, and they made their...
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